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Monroe County Deaths

Deaths:

BAILEY, No First Name, age 2 hours, male, born and died Monroe Co, slave of Sarah Bailey, died of unknown cause 22 Aug 1854.

BARLOW, Eve, age 72 years, female, no marital status shown, born, resided and died Monroe Co,

Slave of Ambrose P Barlow, died of unknown cause June 1854.

BARLOW, No First Name, no age shown, male, black, born and died Monroe Co, slave of A P

Barlow, Died of unknown cause Sept 1852.

BARLOW, No First Name, age 3 days, male, black, born and died Monroe Co, slave of Ambrose

Barlow, died of fever Oct 1855.

BERRY, Lydia, age 18 years, female, black, born, resided and died Barren Co KY, slave of Jamea A Berry, died of unknown cause 23 Aug 1852

BERRY, Mirth, age 3 months, male, black, born and resided Barren Co, died Monroe Co, slave of James A Berry, died of unknown cause Oct 1852.

CAMPBELL, Candice, no age shown, female, black, born, resided and died Monroe Co, slave of Moses Campbell, died of fever Oct 1855.

CAMPBELL, Mary, age 3 years, female, black, born, resided and died Monroe Co, slave of Abraham Campbell, died of flux Oct 1857.

CHISM, Alec, no age shown, male, single, black, born, resided and died Monroe Co, slave of James T Chism, died of unknown cause 7 Feb 1857.

CHISM, Ann, age 17 years, female, black, born, resided and died Monroe Co, slave of William G

Chism, died of unknown cause 15 June 1858.

CHISM, Joseph, age not shown, male, black, born, resided and died Monroe Co, slave of James T

Chism, died of unknown cause 2 Apr 1857

CHISM, Roda, age 70 yeas, female, black, single, she and parents born KY, parents unknown, frozen to Death 30 Jan 1877.

CHISM, Sarah Ann, age 4 months, female, black, born, resided and died Monroe Co, slave of Tolbert T Chism, died of unknown cause Mar 1853

COE, John M, age 23 months, male, single, mulatto, s/o John and Cat” Coe, all born Monroe Co, died of whopping cough Sept 1877.

CREEK, Henry B, age 4 years, male, mulatto, parents born KY, died of unknown cause Nov 1875

CUNNINGHAM, Anna, age 58 years, female, black, born Monroe Co, slave of George Cunningham,

died of milk leg 6 Feb 1858.

DUNCAN, Samuel? A, age 7 years, black, he and parents born KY, father a Duncan, mother a Heyle?, died of unknown cause 3 Feb 1877

FERGUSON, Amanda, age 28 years, female, black, born resided and died Monroe Co, slave of Sparel T Ferguson, died May 1858.

FRAZIER, Harriett, age 2 years, female, black, born, resided and died Monroe Co, slave of James

Frazier, died of unknown cause 15 Oct 1855

GEE, Ben, age 15 years, male, single, black, born, resided and died Monroe Co, slave of Jefferson

Gee, died of typhoid fever 1857.

GEE, No First Name, no age shown, male, black, born and died Monroe Co, slave of John J Gee, died 10 June 1858 of unknown cause.

GEE, William, age 7 years, male, black, born, resided and died Monroe Co, slave of Jefferson Gee,

died of unknown cause July 1852.

GERALDS, Jess, age 10 years, male, black, born, resided and died Monroe Co, slave of James F

Geralds, died of unknown cause June 1852.

GOODMAN, Hampton, age 45 years, male, black, born, resided and died Monroe Co, slave of Jacob Goodman, died of pneumonia 15 Nov 1857

HALE, Mary A, age 35 years, female, black, farmer’s wife, born Barren Co, lived and died Monroe Co, d/o B C and Thomas (Shirley) Hale, they both born KY, died of consumption 18 Mar 1878.

HAWTHORN, Rachel, age 70 years, female, black, born VA, resided and died Monroe Co, slave of

Susannah Hawthorn, died of unknown cause 20 Nov 1854.

HOWARD, Hubert, age 3 years, male, black, born, resided and died Monroe Co, slave of Harrison

Howard, died of whooping cough Jan 1853

HOWARD, Susan, age 6 years, female, black, single, born KY, died Monroe Co, parents born KY,

died of unknown cause Jan 1876.

HUDSPETH, Samuel, age 22 years, male, black, born, resided and died Monroe Co, slave of John

Hudspeth, died of unknown cause Apr 1853

JACKSON, Nor First name, age 15 days, female, black, born, resided and died Monroe Co, slave of Jonathan Jackson, died of unknown cause 25 July 1852

JERALDS [GERALDS], Henry/Kenny, age 5 years, male, black, born, resided and died Monroe Co, slave of Sarah F Jeralds, died of unknown cause 11 May 1855.

KIRKPATRICK, No First Name, age 24 months, male, black, born, resided and died Monroe Co, slave of Moses Kirkpatrick, died of unknown cause Feb 1855

KIRKPATRICK, William, age 27 years, male, black, born, resided and died Monroe Co, slave of Hugh Kirkpatrick, died of unknown cause July 1860.

LANKFORD, Annie, age 29 years, single, mulatto, housekeeper, born Jackson Co TN, resided and died Gamaliel KY, d/o Gregg and Fannie Lankford, they both born Jackson Co TN, died of unknown cause date not shown.

LEE, Francis, age 14 years, black, female, born, resided and died Monroe Co, s/o Berry and Alcey Lee, Father born Barren Co, mother born Monroe Co, died of consumption 5 Apr 1874.

MARTIN, Ann, age 1 yr, black, female, single, born, resided and died Monroe Co, slave of George

Martin, died of unknown cause Feb 1857.

MARTIN, Christopher, age 5 months, male, black, born, resided and died Monroe Co, slave of William Martin, died of scarlet fever June 1856.

MARTIN, Daniel, age 6 years, male, black, born, resided and died Monroe Co, W Martin owner, died

of flem [phlegm] Sept 1854.

MARTIN, Laura, age 12 years, female, black, born, resided and died Monroe Co, slave of W Martin, died of flem Sept 1854.

MARTIN, No First Name, age 2 days, female, black, born and died Monroe Co, slave of W D Martin, died of scarlet fever June 1856

MARTIN, No First Name, age 1 day, male, black, born and died Monroe Co, slave of Wm D Martin,

died of scarlet fever Sept 1856

MARTIN, Sarah, age 1 year, female, black, born, resided and died Monroe Co, slave of H D Martin,

died of scarlet fever June 1856

MARTIN, Squire, age 47 years, male, black, born, resided and died Monroe Co, slave of Wm D

Martin, died of scarlet fever Nov 1856.

MARTIN, William, age 1 year, male, black, born, resided and died Monroe Co, slave of Wm D

Martin, died of cold 10 Sept 1856

MAXEY, Ellen, age 1 year, female, black, born, resided and died Monroe Co, John L Maxey owner, died 1857 of unknown cause.

MAXEY, Frigmire, age 30 years, female, black, born, resided and died Monroe Co, died of unknown cause 25 Nov 1857

MAXEY, Stephen, age 41 years, 5 days, black, male, born Co, resided Jackson Co TN, died Monroe Co, Slave of Babert [Robert?] Maxey, died of fever 17 July 1858

McMURTREY, George, age 1 year and 6 months, male, black, born, resided and died Monroe Co, slave of

Mary McMutrrey, died of unknown cause 14 Dec 1860

MOODY, No First Name, stillborn, male, black, born and died Monroe Co, slave of William W Moody, died of unknown cause 12 Apr 1853

MOODY, No First Name, age 5 months, female, black, born, resided and died Monroe Co, slave of

Mercer Moody, died of whooping cough 26 July 1853.

MULKEY, Sarah, age 23 years, female, black, born TN, resided and died Monroe Co, slave of Joseph E Mulkey, died of unknown cause 5 Jan 1860

NEAL, Andrew, age 35 years, male, no marital status shown, black, born Monroe Co resided E TN, Died Monroe Co, slave of William Neal, died of pneumonia 3 May 1858.

NEAL, Sarah, age 2 years, female, black, born, resided and died Monroe Co, slave of Benjamin

Neal, died of whooping cough Dec 1858

NO LAST NAME, Fitia, age 10 months, female, black, born, resided and died Monroe Co, no owner shown, 1858.

NO LAST NAME, Judith, age 95 years, female, free black, no birth location shown, died Monroe Co of old age 20 Aug 1857.

NO LAST NAME, Leona, age 20 years, black, born, resided and died Monroe Co, no owners name shown, died of unknown cause Jan 1854.

NO LAST NAME, Lydia, age 22 years, female, black, married, born, resided and died Monroe Co,

D/o Squire and Lissa, died of fever and dropsy 8 Sept 1854

NO LAST NAME, Mahala, age 2 years, female, black, born, resided and died Monroe Co, owner not shown, mother was Sharlot, died of whooping cough 19 June 1854.

NO LAST NAME, No First Name, age 3 months, black, no sex shown, no data

NO LAST NAME, No First Name, age 4 days, female, born and died Monroe Co, no owner or cause shown, died 26 Oct 1854.

NO LAST NAME, Sampson, age 3 years, black, born, resided and died Monroe Co, no owner shown,

died of unknown cause Sept 1860

PEDEN, Clarissa, age 67 years, female, black, no marital status shown, resided and died Monroe Co, Slave of Thompson Peden, died of unknown cause Oct 1854.

RAY, Peter, age 4 years, male, black, born and died Monroe Co, slave of Saml Ray, died of scarlet fever 20 Nov 1856.

RAY, Wyatt, age 65 years, male, black, born NC, raised and died Monroe Co, slave of Samuel Ray, Jr, died of consumption June 1858.

REAVES, Carpenter, age 3 years, male, black, born, resided and died Monroe Co, slave of C E

Reaves, died of unknown cause Aug 1860

RHODES, No First Name, age 13 days, male, black, born, resided and died Monroe Co, s/o Richard Rhodes, father born IL, mother not named born KY, died of unknown cause 31 July 187.

RICHARDSON, Milley, age 6 years, female, black, born, resided and died Monroe Co, slave of R F

Richardson, died of croup 3 June 1855

ROGERS, James, age 9 years, male, black, born, resided and died Monroe Co, slave of Samuel Rogers, died of unknown cause Oct 1854

SIMS, Andrew B, age 18 months, black, male, born, resided and Monroe Co, slave of John Sims, Jr, died of unknown cause 15 Apr 1852.

SUMMERS, Lida A, age 48 years, female, black, born, resided and died Monroe Co, one of the parents a Denham, both parents born VA, died of fever 14 Mar 1874.

THOMAS, Nancy, age 3 years, female, black, born, resided and died Monroe Co, slave of S T Thomas, died of scarlet fever 30 Mar 1856.

THURMAN, Elizabeth, age 60 years, female, died Monroe Co, L B Thurman owner, died of unknown Cause Apr 1860.

THURMAN, Elizar, age 13 years, no sex shown, black, born, resided and died Monroe Co, L B

Thurman owner, died of unknown cause 1860

TOOLEY, Elisha B, no date, born, resided and died Monroe Co, slave of William Tooley, died of unknown cause Aug 1852.

TURNER, Ann B, age 32 years, female, black, married, housekeeper, d/o a Jenkins and a Bush, parents both born KY, died of fever 24 Oct 1877.

WEBB, Kilda?, age 1 year, no sex shown, black, born, resided and died Monroe Co, slave of John

Webb, died of unknown cause 1860

WHITEHEAD, Cary, age 52 years, female, black, no marital status shown, born VA, resided and died Monroe Co, Patrick H Whitehead owner, died of fits and convulsions 1 Sept 1857.